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Ashland Louisiana Map

Explore Ashland, Louisiana, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Ashland, Louisiana

How to Use This Ashland, Louisiana Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Ashland, Louisiana. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Louisiana or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Ashland.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Ashland
State	Louisiana (LA)
County	Terrebonne Parish
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	32.120379
Longitude	-93.11254
Population	194
Density	2.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	71366, 70363, 71002
Area Code	985, 318
School District	Natchitoches Parish School District

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About Ashland, Louisiana

Ashland is a locality in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 194. The population density is 2.8 people per km². Ashland is located at 32.1204°N, 93.1125°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Ashland is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 71366, 70363, 71002.

Ashland exists as a low-slung expanse where the land dissolves into the saltwater pulse of the coast, defined entirely by the persistent, tidal presence of Bayou Grand Caillou. It lies 5.3 miles south-southeast of Houma, LA (from Houma, LA: bearing 150°T), and is situated 7.9 miles southeast of Bayou Cane. The horizon here remains flat and wide, a vast gray-green plane where the sky touches the reeds and the air carries a heavy, briny moisture that clings to the skin like a damp shroud. Six miles to the north, the waters of Lake Boudreaux hold the stillness of a mirror, reflecting the slow passage of clouds that drift over the marsh, while the distant, higher ground of Hatch Point marks the edge of the basin nine miles away. In the quiet hours before dusk, the light turns the color of pale honey, gilding the reeds that sway in the wake of the bayou’s tide, an indifferent, rhythmic motion that dictates the very geometry of the ground.

Ashland bears the marks of a history etched in the mud and the labor of those who have long harvested the bounty of the marsh. The local economy persists in the steady, salt-crusted work of the water, where the rhythm of trade follows the ebb and flow of the tides that navigate Bayou Grand Caillou with ancient, practiced ease. Residents often find their respite three miles away at Parish Park, a quiet stretch of green that serves as a terrestrial anchor amidst the encroaching tide. Life in Ashland moves with the deliberate, unforced pace of a slow-turning current, where the heritage of the region remains visible in the endurance of its people and the stubborn, resilient fiber of the landscape itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Kisatchie National Forest (National Forest) — 2.3 mi, 076° E · 607k acres
Black Lake Bayou (State Recreation Area) — 2.3 mi, 243° SW
Northwest Louisiana Game And Fish Preserve/clear Lake (State Conservation Area) — 9.1 mi, 185° S
Saline Bayou (State Conservation Area) — 9.6 mi, 056° NE
Saline Bayou, Louisiana Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 9.9 mi, 082° E · 6,090 acres
Big Cypress State Park (State Park) — 12.0 mi, 041° NE
Alligator Park (Nature Reserve) — 20.5 mi, 187° S
Red River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.7 mi, 193° S · 30k acres
Bonnie & Clyde Death Spot (Monument) — 22.2 mi, 003° N
John Stores Memorial Feild (Monument) — 24.6 mi, 175° S
Natchitoches Art Gallery Guild Heritage Gallery (Public Artwork) — 24.9 mi, 176° S
Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame (Museum) — 25.0 mi, 176° S
Lake Bistineau State Park (State Park) — 26.8 mi, 325° NW
Earl K Long Memorial Grave (Monument) — 31.1 mi, 115° SE
Catahoula National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 35.8 mi, 131° SE · 88k acres
Howard Auditorium (Theatre) — 39.1 mi, 044° NE
Gilbert Center (Arts Centre) — 39.6 mi, 044° NE
Lincoln Parish Museum (Museum) — 39.8 mi, 044° NE
Kisatchie Hills Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 40.8 mi, 172° S · 8,701 acres
Coyote Camp Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 41.7 mi, 175° S
Krewe of Gemini (Arts Centre) — 45.3 mi, 309° NW
Mardi Gras Museum (Museum) — 45.3 mi, 309° NW
Old Railroad Equitment (Attraction) — 45.6 mi, 306° NW
Sci-Port: Louisiana's Science Center (Museum) — 45.7 mi, 307° NW
Shreveport Aquarium (Aquarium) — 45.9 mi, 307° NW
Derelict Tram (Attraction) — 46.0 mi, 307° NW
Track Speeder (Attraction) — 46.6 mi, 306° NW
Sabine National Forest (National Forest) — 48.7 mi, 240° SW · 161k acres
Chimp Haven (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 49.5 mi, 281° W
Indian Mounds Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 62.0 mi, 212° SW · 12k acres

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